Toilet accessory for automotive vehicles



A. E. BIENSTOCK TOILET ACCESSORY FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES sept. 175,1936,.

Filed March l2, 1935 Patented Sept. 15, 1936 lMT1-NT OFFICE TOILETACCESSORY FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES Anna E. Bienstock, Newark, N. J.Application March 12, 1935, Serial No. 10,6738

2 Claims.

My invention relates to automotive Vehicles and more particularly toautomobiles of the closed body type, and has for its object to providesuch automotive vehicles with a toilet accessory lo- 5 cated interiorlyof the vehicle in easily accessible relation to a seat thereof. Theinvention contemplates primarily the production of a toilet accessorycapable of being readily installed in the Vehicle and including a mirrorarranged to be adjusted by an occupant of said seat or in other words arider in said vehicle, to various reflecting positions relatively tosaid rider whereby the latter is enabled to comfortably and efcientlyutilize said mirror for toilet purposes. Other objects will appear fromthe description hereinafter and the features of novelty Will be pointedout in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates an example of theinvention Without delining its limits, Figs. i and 2 are views showingthe opposite faces of the accessory with the parts in a folded position;Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the accessory; Fig. 4 is a plan viewthereof partly in section, and Fig. 5 is a pictorial View illustratingan installation of the accessory.

As shown in the drawing, the toilet accessory consists of a supportingbracket I0 of any suitable type in which a pivot member II is rotatablymounted to rotate about a vertical axis; in

the preferred form the pivot member is in the form of a cylindrical rodprojecting through apertures provided in the bracket I0 and tting saidapertures with suicient friction to retain the pivot member and theparts of the accessory carried thereby in an adjusted position withoutinterfering with intentional rotation of said pivot member II about theaforesaid vertical axis. At its upper end the pivot member II isprovided with an annular flange I2 which rests upon the upper portion ofthe bracket lil and maintains said pivot member II against unintentionaldownward movement with respect thereto. Preferably the bracket It andthe pivot Il are provided with co-operating means whereby said pivotmember is releasably fixed in a predetermined position against rotationabout its axis in said bracket; in the illustrated example theco-operating means in question are shown in the form of notches I3formed on the bracket IU and 5o projections Ill depending from theannular flange I2 and adapted to become seated in the notches I3 when inregistry therewith.

In the illustrated example, an eye-member or yoke I5 projects upwardlyfrom the pivot member II to form a support for a carrier I6 which (o1.leef-79) is pivotally mounted on said yoke lb to swmg about an axis inhorizontal transverse relation Y to the vertical axis of the pivotmember I I. A

suitable frame il is fixed upon the carrier I6 to move therewith and inthe folded position of 5 the accessory is adapted to depend from saidcarrier I6 in a plane parallel with and spaced from the pivot member Ilor from the vertical axis thereof, as shown in Fig. 3. The accessoryfurther includes a unit i3 pivotally mounted in the l0 frame Il andhaving its opposite faces selectively adjustable to constitute thevisible and accessible face of said unit I3; the latter is provided onsaid opposite faces with toilet aids of different types andcharacteristics. In the example disclosed l5 in the drawing the toiletaids in question are exemplied by the mirror I located on` one face ofthe unit I8 and by a receptacle 2i) for cosmetics and the like, locatedupon the opposite face offsaid unit, as shown in Figs. l and 2 re- 20spectively; in the preferred arrangement the receptacle 2li is providedwith a cover flap 2I detachably fixed in its closed position by suitablefastening means 22. In the specific arrangement selected forillustration, the unit I8l is pivotally 25 connected with the frame I 'Iat 23 so as to be capable of swinging about an axis parallel to the axisof the carrier I5, it being understood that although this may be apreferred arrangement, the pivotal mounting of the unit I8 in the frame30 I1 may be otherwise than as shown.

In practice, the supporting bracket IIJ is xed interiorly of the vehiclewith which it is combined in easily accessible relation to a seat for arider which constitutes part of said vehicle. That 35 is to say, thebracket I@ may be fastened by means of screws or the like 24 to .anupright portion 25 of the automotive vehicle, which portion 25 may beadjacent to one of the windows 25 of said Vehicle in close proximity tothe seat 21 thereof, as 40 pictorially illustrated in Fig. 5. When notin use, the accessory may occupy the folded position i1- lustrated inFig. 3 in which the frame I1 and unit I8 depend from the carrier I6 in aplane parallel with and spaced from the pivot member II; in 45 thisposition the unit I8 may occupy a position in which either of its facesis positioned toward the portion 25 of the automatic vehicle. In Fig.

3 the face provided with the container 20 is positioned toward saidportion 25 While the face on 50 which the mirror i9 is located isexposed toward the interior of said vehicle. In this condition the partsof the accessory are in close proximity to the portion 25 so as to notinterfere with any of the normal movements of an occupant or occu- 55pants of the seat 21. When the rider occupying the seat 2l" desires forinstance to utilize the mirror I9 of the accessory, theY frame I1 andthe unit I8 may be swung by the occupant of said seat 21 to a suitableposition such as indicated for instance by dotted lines in Fig. 3 and atthe same time adjusted by said occupant of said seat as desired aboutthe vertical axis of the pivot member I I, In other words, the unit I8and the frame I1 are independently and jointly adjustable to set themirror I9 in selected reecting position relatively to said rider or tobring said mirror into the most comfortable reflecting position toenable said rider to use said mirror in a simple and efficient mannerwithout requiring the occupant of the seat 21 to leave the latter ortoassume an unnatural position thereon. If any of the contents of thecontainer 20 are desired, it is simply necessary to swing the unit I8 onthe pivot 23 to bring said container into ready accessibility to ienable the contents thereof to be easily removed for use as required.

The novel device provides `an accessory which may be easily and quicklyinstalled in automotive vehicles and particularly in automobiles of theclosed body type to facilitate application of cosmetics or theperformance of other toilet operations by the occupant or occupants ofthe seat 21 While in a normal seated position on said seat. Theaccessory, because of its mounting in the automotive vehicle, permitsthe occupant or occupants of the seat 21 to utilize both hands and doesnot require any manual effort on the part of said occupant or occupantsto support any part of said accessory during use thereof. In addition toits other functions, the accessory adds to the interior ornamentation ofthe vehicle and to the comfort of the riders therein. The frictionalengagement between the pivot member II and the bracket I serves tomaintain the accessory in any position of adjustment about the verticalaxis of folded inoperative setting of the parts illustrated in Fig. 3,the co-operation of the notches I3 and the projections I4 securely flxthe accessory in position against unintentional shifting `and thusobviate the possibility that the accessory may interfere with thecomfort of the occupants of the 10 car or develop objectionable rattlesand other Various changes in the specic forms shown and described may bemade Within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit ofthe invention.

I claim:

l. A support comprising a bracket adapted to be secured to a verticalmember, an element mounted directly in said bracket to turn about avertical axis with respect thereto, a member mounted directly on saidelement to turn about a horizontal axis with respect thereto, saidmember being normal to the said axis, and a U-shaped supporting framerigid with said member and.-

extending substantially at right angles thereto.

2. A toilet device comprising a bracket adapted to be secured to avertical member, an element directly mounted in said bracket to turnabout a vertical. axis with respect thereto, a member1-30 directlymounted on said element to turn about a horizontal axis with respectthereto, said member having a U-shaped portion, and a unit mounted toturn in said U-shaped portion about a horizontal axis adapted to carry amirror on one side .35

thereof and a container on the other side thereof, whereby said U-shapedportion may be swung to such a position that the unit may be turned overto make either side thereof available.

ANNA E. BIENSTOCK.

